Publications for Water Utilities
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Pet Waste Brochure | Here's the scoop... pick up after your pet. If you fail to clean up after your pet, stormwater can carry waste into rivers, lakes and streams. It can create a health hazard for people and can "doo" a lot of damage to the environment. |
| Landscape Irrigation Watering Guide | This brochure outlines water saving devices and tips specific to Georgia's climate and landscape. |
| Is Your Yard As Green As You Think It Is? Brochure | The excessive use of fertilizers, improper disposal of leaves and yard clippings, overuse of pesticides/herbicides and over-watering can result in the polluting of Georgia's streams, rivers and lakes. This brochure contains tips residents to keep pollutants from entering streams. |
| Household Hazardous Waste Brochure | How you dispose of everyday household products can impact water quality as well as your health. |
| Menu for a Cleaner and Healthier Environment: A Water Pollution Prevention Guide for the Food Service Industry | Food residue, detergents, grease and trash left outside or poured in a storm drain are picked up by rainwater and carried to the nearest stream as polluted stormwater runoff. By following the tips below, you can be part of the solution to water pollution! |
| Pollution Prevention Tips for Septic Systems | By following a few simple tips, you can maintain your septic system to maximize its efficiency, reduce problems and potential expenses and help to protect our waterways! |
| Get Pumped on Septic! Door Hanger | Learn how to properly maintain your septic system and prevent water pollution. |
| FOG Door Hanger | This door hanger lays out the basics of FOG (fats, oils and grease): What, How, Where, and what you can do to help. |
| Putting the Brakes on Water Pollution: DIY Auto Care (Spanish) | It's important to keep your vehicle in tip top shape and always follow proper maintenance and wash practices to help protect our waters (Es muy importante mantener su vehículo en buen estado y seguir siempre el mantenimiento adecuado para ayudar a proteger nuestras aguas.) |
| New Construction Irrigation Doorhanger | Newly constructed homes may have irrigation systemes that use automatic settings to help establish turfgrass and landscaping. Once lawns are established, using an irrigation system's automatic settings can lead to overwatering. |
| Your Toilet Is Not A Trashcan | Just because you can flush something down the toilet doesn’t mean that you should. Put trash in its place by throwing it in the trash can, and never flush it down your toilet. |
| Water-Wise Landscape Guide for the Georgia Piedmont | Do you want a landscape that is beautiful, saves you time, effort and money and uses less water? If you do, a water-wise landscape is for you. Water-wise landscapes are designed, organized,and maintained by practices that use water strategically and wisely. |
| My Drop Counts Water Conservation Tips | Water conservation tips for your bathroom, kitchen, around the house and yard. |
| Maintenance Guide for Landscape Irrigation Systems | A well-maintained landscape irrigation system helps make a water-efficient irrigation system. The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District has prepared this guide for maintaining your irrigation system. |
| DIY Household Water Assessment | Is your house as water-efficient as it can be? This do-it-yourself household water use assessment will help you understand how much water you use, identify leaks and show you ways to reduce your water use. It will help you conserve water and save money at the same time! |
| When it Rains, It Pollutes! | Stormwater pollution is the leading threat to our water quality. Be the solution to stormwater pollution! |
| Pollution Prevention Tips for Pools and Spas | Do your part to protect our rivers, lakes and streams by following these tips when draining and caring for your pool and spa. |
| Water Conservation Posters for the Workplace | Display these posters around the office (bathrooms, kitchens, etc.) to remind everyone to support water efficiency in your workplace. |
Technical Assistance Program (TAP) Resources
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Water Waste Policy or Ordinance | Sample language and general guidance to assist local governments and water providers in creating a water waste policy. |
| Septic Coordination Materials | This document acts as a guide to facilitate interdepartmental septic coordination meetings as required in INTEGRATED-1 Coordinated Actions of the District’s plan. |
| Stormwater Coordination Meeting Materials | This document acts as a guide to facilitate interdepartmental stormwater coordination meetings as required in INTEGRATED-1 Coordinated Actions of the District’s plan. |
| Water Supply Coordination Meeting | This document acts as a guide to facilitate meetings between various entities as it relates to water supply and water conservation projects as required in INTEGRATED-1 Coordinated Actions of the District’s plan. |
| Primer for Municipal Wastewater Treatment Systems | From the United States Environmental Protection Agency. |
| Additional Buffers in Small Water Supply Watersheds | Technical Assistance for implementing the additional stream buffer and setback requirements for small water supply watershed protection action item integrated-7 in the district’s 2022 Water Resources Management Plan. |
| Municipal Emergency Aid Procedures | Emergency aid procedures for the disposal of septic waste. |
| Local Plant Hours/Contacts for Haulers | Contacts for haulers. |
| List Of Septic Tank Pumpers Certified By The Department Of Public Health | Environmental Health prevention through surveillance, education, enforcement, and assessment. |
| Private Fire Lines Metering | Model language in Attachment A that local water providers may want to consider using for compliance with WSWC-4 |
| Single-Family Toilet Rebate Program | Apply for a $75 rebate per toilet after replacing inefficient toilets with Ultra High Efficient (UHET) models using 1.1 gpf or less. |
| Multi-Family Toilet Rebate Program | Multi-family property owners or building managers can receive a $75 rebate credit per toilet for replacing old inefficient toilets with Ultra High Efficient (UHET) models using 1.1 gpf or less. |
| Metro Water District-Water Efficiency Code Requirements | Amendment to local code of ordinances. |
| New Car Washes to Recycle Water | This model ordinance requires new commercial conveyor car washes permitted and constructed after January 1, 2011 to install recycled water systems. |
| Local Drought Response and Water Waste | Model ordinance/policy on local drought response and water waste. |
| Georgia Water System Audits and Water Loss Control Manual | |
| AWWA Water Loss Control | AWWA advocates the water audit method developed jointly by the International Water Association and AWWA. Learn more. |
| Southeastern F.O.G. Alliance | The Southeastern F.O.G Alliance is a not-for-profit organization that helps provide education and training for Fats, Oils and Grease professionals all across the Southeastern Part of the United States. |
| Post-Construction Stormwater Management | This document provides the 2019 Model Ordinance for Post-Construction Stormwater Management for New Development and Redevelopment (Model Ordinance) and supplementary materials to support adoption by local jurisdictions. |
| Policy on Practicability Analysis for Runoff Reduction | Runoff reduction practices are stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) used to disconnect impervious and disturbed pervious surfaces from the storm drainage system. Learn more. |
| Georgia Stormwater Management Manual: Technical Handbook | The objective of the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual is to provide guidance on the best post-construction stormwater management practices available to Georgia communities to minimize the negative impacts of increasing stormwater runoff and its associated pollutants. |
| Proprietary Technology Assessment Protocol | |
| Floodplain Management and Floodplain Damage Prevention Model Ordinance | This ordinance requires that a local government regulate development in the floodplains that will be expected with future land-use conditions, based on the local government's adopted future land use map, zoning, or watershed study projections. |
| Stream Buffer Protection Model Ordinance | This model ordinance provides a framework for local governments to develop buffer zones for streams, as well as the requirements that minimize land development within those buffers. |
| Illicit Discharge and Illegal Connection Model Ordinance | This model ordinance provides communities with the authority to deal with illicit discharges and establishes enforcement actions for those persons or entities found to be in noncompliance or that refuse to allow access to their facilities. |
| Georgia Stormwater Management Manual: Pollution Prevention Guidebook | The objective of the Georgia Stormwater Management Manual is to provide guidance on addressing stormwater runoff. |
| Litter Control Model Ordinance | This model ordinance provides a framework for local governments to prohibit littering and an enforcement mechanism with penalties for littering. This ordinance is modeled on the “Georgia Litter Control Law” (O.C.G.A. § 16-7-40 et. seq.) and adoption of this ordinance is authorized by O.C.G.A. § 16-7-48. |
| Education & Awareness | |
| Education Materials Distribution Policy | Read our guidelines on the provision of printed materials to various requesters throughout the year. |
| Education & Public Awareness Material Request Form | The Metro Water District strives to produce high-quality educational resources on topics related to water conservation, stormwater management, and watershed protection. Below is a catalog of our resources. Orders for materials can be placed using this form. |
| PCSTAP Submittal Checklist | Blank Metro Georgia PCSTAP checklist. |
| Efficiency Code FAQs | |
| District Guidance About Embedded Post-Construction Stormwater Practices | The District's clarifying technical memorandum providing guidance to local jurisdictions regarding stormwater management system designs that embed post-construction stormwater Best Management Practices (BMPs) within each other. |
| Standards and Methodologies for Surface Water Monitoring | The District published this guidance in 2007 to provide the standards and methodologies for surface water quality monitoring for communities in the District. Part 1 is an overview of the District's water quality monitoring plan and requirements for local governments. Parts 2 through 5 contain the monitoring protocols for each element of the water quality monitoring program. |
Plans
| Resource | Description |
|---|---|
| Appendix A: River Basin Profiles | Appendix A: River Basin Profiles (Full PDF version) includes: Overview of District Watersheds Watershed Planning Elements Upper Chattahoochee RBP Middle Chattahoochee RBP Upper Ocmulgee RBP Upper Flint RBP Etowah RBP Coosawattee RBP Oostanaula RBP Upper Oconee RBP Upper Tallapoosa RBP |
| Appendix B: County-Level Summaries | Appendix B outlines the anticipated schedule for expanding hydraulic capacity and building new water and wastewater treatment facilities in the Metro Water District to meet 2040 forecasted demands. |
| Appendix C: Local Public Education Programs: Activities, Key Education Focus Areas and Target Audiences | Appendix C describes the role of public education programs in supporting the implementation of this Plan. |
| 2022 Water Resources Management Plan | The Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District’s Water Resources Management Plan brings together water supply and conservation, wastewater management, and watershed management into a single, integrated document. |
| Digital River Basin Profiles | An interactive tool for exploring the watersheds within the Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District. |